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Prada boss ordered to fire 'old, fat and ugly' staff

TOPICS: Business news A senior manager at Prada is suing the company for discrimination and harassment, claiming her bosses ordered her to fire "old, fat and ugly" staff.

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Pumped up demand for Botox in US following recession

TOPICS: Business news The demand for tummy tucks and boob jobs may have suffered a nip tuck amid the recession, but Americans refused to do without their regular shots of Botox last...

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Kiwi woman sells pair of ghosts for $5000

TOPICS: Business news New Zealand woman has sold two captured ghosts for $5000 on online shopping website TradeMe.

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Savalanche: Aussies love our sauvignon blanc

TOPICS: Business news In a phenomenon dubbed "the savalanche", sauvignon blanc has taken over the Australian market

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$128k snatched from supermarket trolley

TOPICS: Business news An Australian woman has been hospitalised with shock after $128,000 in cash was stolen from her supermarket trolley.

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Rich pickings at Italian luxury goods fair

TOPICS: Business news Spending Phone-equipped gold coffins, crocodile skin armchairs and a boat running a Ferrari engine — the Luxury and Yachts Fair in Verona, Italy apparently has it...

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Kiwi company to make personal jetpacks

TOPICS: Business news Start your engines - a New Zealand company has started production on the world's first commercial jetpack

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Married Google CEO forces mistress to remove blog

TOPICS: Business news Married Google chief executive Eric Schmidt has forced his mistress to remove her personal blog from the web, according to reports.

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Terry Serepisos in the firing line

TOPICS: Business news Small business The Apprentice New Zealand’s Donald Trump, Terry Serepisos, talks about his biggest mistakes, balancing family with work and what makes a successful business.

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Do Kiwis still bother flying with Qantas?

TOPICS: Business news Is anyone surprised that Qantas' profits are down 72 percent? It's no surprise that many once-loyal customers have been driven into the arms of the cheaper,...

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Plunging profits will see Qantas airfare hikes

TOPICS: Business news Qantas Airways chief executive Alan Joyce has warned of inevitable airfare hikes in 2010, after the airline reported a 72 percent plunge in first half profits.

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Supermarket offers love for singles

TOPICS: Business news China's critical gender imbalance has prompted a Beijing supermarket to offer a new service guaranteed to lure men to the shops.

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Young stockbroker jumps off building over work prank

TOPICS: Business news Banking Investing A British stockbroker leapt to his death from a swanky rooftop bar in the City after being accused of a work prank.

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Couple celebrate winning $125m in lottery

TOPICS: Business news Saving Spending A British couple are celebrating after winning $125 million in a lottery.

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Kiwi jewellery an Oscars favourite

TOPICS: Business news Small business A Kiwi family jewellery business could be decorating celebrities at this year's Oscars

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Auckland man wins million dollar home

TOPICS: Business news An Auckland man has beaten 48,000 other hopefuls to win the keys to a million dollar Lake Karapiro home.

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Kate Moss pressed for money

TOPICS: Business news Saving Spending Supermodel Kate Moss was starved of almost $9 million last year as her income from modelling was slimmed down amid the financial crisis

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Miranda Kerr supports perving banker

TOPICS: Business news Banking Biz News Miranda Kerr has weighed into the controversy over the Aussie banker in hot water for looking at nude photos of her on the internet.

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Banker caught ogling Kerr online faces sack

TOPICS: Business news Investing The Macquarie banker caught on national television ogling photos of Miranda Kerr online may lose his job.

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Burger chain swayed by Facebook campaign

TOPICS: Business news A demand for burgers on a popular social networking site could see Wendy's Old Fashioned Hamburgers open its doors in Christchurch